New Kanawha F New Kanawha Industrial Corp plant near Oak Hill
New Kanawha Industrial Corp accelerates interior completion of its fibreglass plant near Oak Hill seen from Route 21. The Oak Hill facility, 140 by 280 feet, houses 113 tons of steel and 45,000 square feet of insulation. Completion secretary R E Kelly Jr says concrete floor will be poured once gas installation finishes. plumbing and electrical work are done.
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New Kanawha Industrial Corp
Oak Hill
Ae ‘Iberglass
R. E. Kelly Jr
Ashcraft Division
Lee Her
Slavery Seen Persisting in Central Nepal Despite Ban
Katmandu official Manmohan Misra says slave trading remains common in central Nepal even with a legal ban. He cites dozens of cases, with slaves often serving the same families for generations and conditions described as pitiable. Two owners were punished as a warning to others.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Manmohan Misra
Supervision and Inspection Commission
Misra
Pineville Youths Present Annual Church Christmas Program
Pineville residents enjoyed the annual youth Christmas program at First Methodist Church Pineville directed by Miss Catherine Crews. The event titled Christmas Windows featured five window displays The Toy Shop Children s Christmas Party Costume Party Church and Cottage Home with Roy Lee Breeden reading Mary Bet Pancake and Keniny Beavers as the Christmas child. Santa Claus greeted children after the program delivering stockings.
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First Methodist Church
Pineville
Mimi Lewis
Tim McGraw
Roga Wilkinson
Mike Shannon
Linda Goode
Patty Griffith
Johnny Mathena
Randy Moore
Ned Crews
ANS
Catherine Crews
Fellowship Hall
Roy Lee Breeden
Mary Bet Pancake
Keniny Beavers
W. C. Bailey Jr
Jeanie Houck
Methodist Youth Fellowship
Sharon Jean Williams Honored With Party
Miss Sharon Jean Williams was honored with a birthday party at 1 pm Saturday at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Williams. Hostesses were Mrs. Ralph Burnett, Mrs. Sharon Lafferty, and Mrs. Williams. Games were played and prizes won by Donald Walker Brenda Ross Marie Lafferty and Valendia Lafferty. The guest list included Pamela Boyd Elizabeth Pomykata Pat Burnell Kay Burnett Karen Wandel Janet Hornsby Brenda Ross Sammy Ross Valendia Lafferty Donald Walker Donna Fontana Kathleen Reed Robby Helton Anna Marie Lafferty Mary Beth Simmons Christy Candy and Ellen Friend.
Sixty Fayette Petit Jurors Drawn for Fayette County
Fayetteville officials announce sixty names selected to serve on the Fayette County petit jury. Report time is 9 a.m. January 9 with jurors from Oak Hill Ansted Danese Glen Jean Mount Hope and other communities.
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Fayetteville
RNS
Walter Summers
Mount Hope
John Mowrey
Glen Ferris
C. H. Maxwell
Fayette County
Jennings Abbot
Beards Fork
James W. Ayres
Addison Alexander
Oak Hill
Clyde E. Boyd
Kimberly
C L. Bennett
Kilsyth
Carl Cody
Jessie Christian
Glen Jean
James Crawley
G. N. Coleman
Welson Davis
C. C. Darlington
Hill Top
Owen Ellis
Danese
Richard J. Frye
John Ford
Ansted
C. C. Fannin
Lookout
L. E. Greene
Ralph Gwinn
Meadow Bridge
Woodrow Goff
Nancy Hannabas
Donald Hall
Summerlee
George Holcomb
Phillip Humphrey
Pax
Cecil Hypes
Victor
Robert Hypes
Smithers
Ada Hash
Kingston
Frances R
Play Slated At Toneda Church
Toneda Baptist Church will stage Why The Chimes Rang on December 24 at 6 p m in the church sanctuary. Directed by Mrs Harold Durbin the cast includes Linda Durbin Pedro Walter Barlow Billy Durbin Laverne Long Robin Daniels Skipper Tracy Dwight Stafford Danny Fleenor Danny Long Jerry Cook and others with Phyllis Walker Kada Cook Jayetta Cook Nancy Kletcher Larry Evans Vickie Fleenor Kathy Daniels David Brown Damon Brown Dale Rollins Raymond Walker Ellen Walker Donna Pennington Terri Rae Pennington candle helpers Rickie Walker Tommy Long and Geraldine Cook as music director with a choir led by Leah Lester Barbara Gibson and others.
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Oceana
ANS
Toneda Baptist Church
Harold Durbin
John Evans
Hurley Brown
Russell Daniels
Norman Cook
Linda Durbin
Pedro
Walter Barlow
Billy Durbin
Laverne Long
Robin Daniels
Skipper Tracy
Dwight Stafford
Danny Fleenor
Danny Long
Jerry Cook
Royal Court
Phyllis Walker
Kada Cook
Jayetta Cook
Nancy Kletcher
Larry Evans
Vickie Fleenor
Kathy Daniels
David Brown
Damon Brown
Dale Rollins
Raymond Walker
Ellen Walker
Donna Pennington
Terri Rae Pennington
Candle Girls
Juanita Cline
Mary Helen Barlow
Betsy Cook
Marsha Bowden
Lynn Brown
Debbie Walker
Candle Boys
Rickie Walker
Tommy Long
Miss Geraldine Cook
Leah Lester
Barbara Gibson
Darrie Lester
Karen Rollins
Deanna Lester
Connie
Brownie the dog saved after seven weeks in coal mine
In Gilbert, West Virginia, Brownie the mongrel was rescued after seven weeks trapped in a coal mine where a deadly accident had occurred 15 years earlier. A pastor widened an exit with a bulldozer and rescue crew members pulled the dog to safety, ending a drawn out effort that drew crowds of onlookers.
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Gilbert
UPI
Brownie
West Virginia
Richard Hatfield
Willie Hatfield
Hampden
Marshall Harless
Sprattsville Baptist Church
Charley Dillon
Russell Adams
Hatfield
Hatfiel
Honored at Dinner for Bradley Birthday
Mrs. Bob Williams honored her husband with a surprise dinner on his birthday anniversary Thursday. Those present were Robert Barley, Paul Barley, Mr. and Mrs. Bobby Williams, and daughter Sharon Jean.
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Bradley
RNS
Bobby Williams
Robert
Paul Barley
Sharon Jean
Mullens Council Meeting Postponed to Tuesday Night
Mullens city commissioners delayed the regular meeting one week due to Christmas rush. The meeting scheduled for tonight will be held Tuesday at 7 30 p m in the new city quarters in the old People's Bank Building.
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Mullens
RNS
People’s Bank
Mullens OES Chapter Hosts Visiting Worthy Matron Dinner
The Mullens area Order of the Eastern Star chapter, under John Ratliff, hosted a Christmas themed dinner for 45 guests after a program honoring Worthy Grand Matron Evelyn Powell. Attendees included Opal Goode Pineville Chapter 110, Beulah Marrs Welch Chapter 87, Kenneth Gillgrest Welch, Fred Shutt Jr Mullens Lodge 151, and Judy Toler Mullens Rainbow.
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Trice Compton
Opal Goode
Pineville
Beulah Marrs
Welch
Kenneth Gilgrest
Fred Shutt Jr
Mullens
Mullens Lodge
Judy Toler
Rainbow
Evelyn Pownell
Carol Murphy
Conan
Joseph Tayor
Teachers Fete Church Classes at Pineville
Kindergarten and primary classes of First Methodist Church Pineville were entertained with a party by teachers Mrs T G Morgan and Mrs Ernest Hays in Fellowship hall. Games and refreshments followed for numerous children including Nancy Baldwin Bobby Chenoweth Jeanie Chenoweth Richard Huffman Billy Martin Tommy Lambert and many more with assistants Mrs Richard L Huffman Bobbi Crews Kennie Beavers Anne Morgan and Julia Worrell helping.
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Pineville
RNS
First Methodist Church
T. G. Morgan
Ernest Hays
Fellowship Hall
Nancy Baldwin
Bobby
Jeanie Chenoweth
Richard Huffman
Billy
Jimmy Martin
Tommy Lambert
Jimmy McDougal
Cindy Morgan
Allen Viers
Molly Sue Beavers
Lisa Wright
Anne Hawley
Marcia Cornett
Ruth Thomas
Christie Cornett
Meade Lewis
Johnny
Danny Martin
Cynthia McDougal
Susie Richner
Helen Chenoweth
Vicki Lambert
Mildred Chenoweth
Kathy Lonker
Kathy Martin
Ricki Huffman
Janie Martin
Danny Adkins
Robert Adams
Karen Taliaferro
Sally Metz
Richard L. Huffman
Bobbi Crews
Kennie Beavers
Anne Morgan
Julia Worrell
Oak Hill Youth Wins Rhodes Scholarship
Rex Adams of Oak Hill has been named one of 32 1962 Rhodes Scholars. Adams, a Duke University football guard this fall, ranks second in his class and will study two years at Oxford University in England.
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Oak Hill
RNS
Rex Adams
Adams
Duke University
Oxford University
England
Luigi Cinotti Undergoes Major Surgery In Beckley
RNS reports Luigi Cinotti, 84, underwent major surgery Monday at Beckley Memorial Hospital.
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Kilsyth
Luigi Cinotti
Beckley Memorial, Hospital
Robin Daniels Fefed At Sixth Birthday Party
Robin Daniels was honored on her sixth birthday with a party at her parents home Russell and Mrs Russ Daniels. Games were directed by Leah and Deanna Lester and Karen Rollins. Numerous relatives and friends attended, including Katherine Daniels, David Lester, Dwight and Wayne Stafford, Donna Pennington, Betsy and Diane Cook, and many others.
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Oceana
RNS
Robin Daniels
Russell Daniels
Leah
Deanna Lester
Karen Rollins
Katherine Daniels
David Lester
Dwight
Wayne Stafford
Donna Pennington
Betsy
Diane Cook
David Joe
Nancy Sue Brown
Cada
Jayetta Cook
Lynn Brown
Calvin
Nancy Fletcher
Home for Holidays Kilsyth
J C Painter a Concord College freshman spends Christmas holidays at his mother Mrs Daphna Painter's home in Kilsyth.
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Kilsyth
J. C. Painter
Concord College
Daphna Painter
Dothan Fire Destroys Beverly Home Near Oak Hill
A noon Monday fire believed to start in a kitchen stove flue destroyed the Eddie Beverly home, saving most furniture and an adjoining building by 20 bucket brigade firefighters. The $4000 damage falls to Gilbert Buttrick of Chicago with no fire insurance. Oak Hill firemen declined outside-city call. Beverly had planned to buy the property, contract unsigned.
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Gilbert Buttrick
Chicago
Oak Hill
Beverly
Church Construction Reaches $1 Billion in 1960
U S church construction spending rose to one billion dollars in 1960, up ten percent from 1959. The increase marks a steady expansion in church-building nationwide amid growing congregations and community projects.
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